Guidelines for Incident Commander's Use of Firefighter Protective Ensemble (FFPE) with Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) for Rescue Operations During a Terrorist Chemical Agent Incident

Abstract

This report covers Man In Simulant Testing (MIST) of both new and used firefighter turnout gear. This testing examined how well turnout gear with SCBA protects the firefighter against vapor adsorption at the skin. Firefighters were exposed, while wearing turnout gear with SCBA, to a chemical agent simulant (methyl salicylate) to measure the Physiological Protective Dosage Factor PPDF).- An assessment was conducted using the measured PPDFs to determine quick rescue times for known living victims. The basic result is standard turnout gear with SCBA provides a first with sufficient protection from nerve agent vapor hazards either inside interior or downwind areas of the hot zone to allow 30 min rescue time for known live victims.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA387732

Entities

People

  • Paul D. Fedele
  • Stephen M. Marshall
  • William A. Lake

Organizations

  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Body Regions
  • Breathing Apparatus
  • Chemical Agent Terrorism
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Detection
  • First Responders
  • Health Services
  • Law Enforcement Officers
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nerve Agents
  • Protective Clothing
  • Reconnaissance
  • Signs And Symptoms
  • Terrorists

Readers

  • Materials Science
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology